Intel is invading ARM/Qualcomm and Marvell territory when its handheld processors begin powering tablets, slates, and smartphones by the start of 2011. Aava Mobile’s Virta is a Google Android smartphone reference design based on Intel’s Zxxx Moorestown processor. The Virta Android SDK is shipping to developers in Q3.

Aava’s specifications are delicious, but we must wait to see how Moorestown can perform in terms of speed/energy efficiency.

- Intel® Atom (code name Moorestown)
- Modem ST-E
- 864×480 3.8″ TFT Capacitive, extended
- GSM/EDGE quad band
- WCDMA triple-band (Band I, II and V)
- 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link
- WiFi/BT/GPS
- Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, 3D compass, Accelerometer
- Vibra
- Haptic feedback
- USB
- SDIO microSD
- 2MP Videoconferencing camera
- 5 megapixel (optional 8 megapixel) and LED flash
- FM Radio
- Mic Stereo (echo and background noise cancellation)
- Speakers Stereo
- Side keys Hard keys: Power on/off, function, volume up/down, 2-step camera button.

Source: Aava Mobile.